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meeting. >> reporter: sergey lavrov is a formidable character. he's effective in effecting the agenda of his boss, vladimir putin. kerry and love roof appeared to have worked together when they mediated the chemical weapons in syria. so it should be quite a meeting. whether it will produce an ending to this you trainan crisis is remote. martha: the question of crimea is essential. some people think that situation is over. there is no way russia will pull out. lavrov will say we can't pull out. those aren't even our troops. report * th>> reporter: the ruse created paperwork to create justifications for this move and that move but they are drastically different from what the u.s. and its european allies see as legal. it's unlikely this meeting will produce a break through. gregg: russia not letting out, flexing its military muscle by test firing an intercontinental ballistic missile. the pentagon says that launch was not expected. they were not notified days in advance in accordance with the stark treaty. martha: russia saying they don't have the p
meeting. >> reporter: sergey lavrov is a formidable character. he's effective in effecting the agenda of his boss, vladimir putin. kerry and love roof appeared to have worked together when they mediated the chemical weapons in syria. so it should be quite a meeting. whether it will produce an ending to this you trainan crisis is remote. martha: the question of crimea is essential. some people think that situation is over. there is no way russia will pull out. lavrov will say we can't pull...
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on the other hand, as you heard sergei lavrov saying russia does not want bloodshed, the west saying they will treat russia as a partner on this issue. so there is scope for common ground and i guess events in paris over the next few hours will give us a pretty good sign as to whether the diplomatic tension is going to drag on or worsen within the or if there are the first chinks of light at the end of the tunnel. there's a way through with dye log? we don't know yet. >> the trial of three al jazeera journalists was resumed in egypt. the court is hearing evidence for the prosecution. peter gresta, barha mohammed red accused of terrorism. al jazeera region jackets the charges. ays is currently not allowed to report from egypt. we did manage to get this update from cnn correspondent a short while ago. >> many rights groups, many journalists say this trial is a clear message by the government they are going to cram down on any narrative that goes against the dominant narrative among authorities which is the muslim brotherhood is a terrorist organization. so, many media organizations jus
on the other hand, as you heard sergei lavrov saying russia does not want bloodshed, the west saying they will treat russia as a partner on this issue. so there is scope for common ground and i guess events in paris over the next few hours will give us a pretty good sign as to whether the diplomatic tension is going to drag on or worsen within the or if there are the first chinks of light at the end of the tunnel. there's a way through with dye log? we don't know yet. >> the trial of...
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secretary kerry meeting with his counterparts, sergei lavrov, today. i think that the administration is trying to give putin a way out, what has been described as an off ramp, if you will. it's not clear that russia is going to agree with that. but that is one of the options . and it comes as congress is preparing to take up the issue of sanctions. the house prepared to take up that issue tomorrow. initially it seemed as though they weren't going to take up that issue until next week, but i think there is a real sense of urgency to get something done, to keep the pressure on russia to pull out of ukraine. so you're going to see that debate start to take place tomorrow on the hill. but certainly this is a volatile situation, so i think these conversations are going to continue to go on at the highest levels here at the white house and throughout the administration as they tip to try to deescalate the situation. >> obviously we want to deescalate the situation. but i think russia knows that we're only going to go so far militaril militarily. we won't mee
secretary kerry meeting with his counterparts, sergei lavrov, today. i think that the administration is trying to give putin a way out, what has been described as an off ramp, if you will. it's not clear that russia is going to agree with that. but that is one of the options . and it comes as congress is preparing to take up the issue of sanctions. the house prepared to take up that issue tomorrow. initially it seemed as though they weren't going to take up that issue until next week, but i...
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in addition to sergei lavrov and john kerry, we heard to the e.u.'s katherine ashton, will join sergei lavrov and john kerry in paris. >> there are still protests on the ground, i see, behind you there in kiev. are the people on the square listening or are they concerned about the diplomatic efforts in. >> they are concerned for a variety of reasons. there's a sense here that they may have been taken over by bigger issues, bigger geopolitical issues, and their lives may be in the hands of moscow and washington d.c. we heard when secretary of state john kerry was here yesterday, he went on to the street, he met with people, and they gave him the impression "don't forget, it's about us, we have to live with the consequences, and when you go to paris, take that message with you." >> they gave me a deep personal sense of how closely linked the people of ukraine are to not just americans, but people all across the world who today are asking for their right, for the privilege to live defining their own nation, defining their future. >> now, stephanie, they
in addition to sergei lavrov and john kerry, we heard to the e.u.'s katherine ashton, will join sergei lavrov and john kerry in paris. >> there are still protests on the ground, i see, behind you there in kiev. are the people on the square listening or are they concerned about the diplomatic efforts in. >> they are concerned for a variety of reasons. there's a sense here that they may have been taken over by bigger issues, bigger geopolitical issues, and their lives may be in the...
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russian foreign minister sergei lavrov said discussions will continue in the coming days. >>> u.n. human rights officials say the syrian opposition and government are using tactics that punish civilians. the report said world powers that have helped provide weapons for both sides are responsible for war crimes commit there had. >>> israel said it has seized ashied aship from iran with rocs missiles. they have the range of 100 miles. israel has accused iran of supplying weapons to its enemies and has seized other ships carrying weapons. >>> the trial against an al-qaeda spokesman who was captured in turkey and then brought to the united states is charged with conspiracy to go kill americans after the september 11th attacks. i'm tony harris. if you would like the latest on all of our stories head over to our website at www.aljazeera.com. "real money with ali velshi" is next on al jazeera america. >> in big financial trouble. and we'll talk you inside venezuela where toilet paper is hard to find but gas is practically free. we have a look at a handout that both parties in washington c
russian foreign minister sergei lavrov said discussions will continue in the coming days. >>> u.n. human rights officials say the syrian opposition and government are using tactics that punish civilians. the report said world powers that have helped provide weapons for both sides are responsible for war crimes commit there had. >>> israel said it has seized ashied aship from iran with rocs missiles. they have the range of 100 miles. israel has accused iran of supplying weapons...
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secretary of state john kerry today met with his russian counterpart sergey lavrov in rome, but lavrov said russia has not yet found any common ground with the u.s.. kerry emerged from their meeting with more harsh words for mother russia. >> the choices that russia has made escalated this situation and we believe that russia has the opportunity now together with the rest of us, but russia particularly has the opportunity now to make the right choices in order to deescalate. >> crimea is the only ukrainian region where ethnic russians are the majority. keep that in mind when trying to predict how this referendum vote might pan out in ten days. let's go to anderson cooper, he is standing by live in kiev. anderson. >> reporter: jake, as if the diplomatic efforts could not get anymore difficult right now, this move by the new crimean parliament has certainly thrown a wrench into just about everything on the ground here. i can tell you reaction here in kiev has been universally to condemn it, among the political leaders and protesters and just among ordinary residents here. i was talking t
secretary of state john kerry today met with his russian counterpart sergey lavrov in rome, but lavrov said russia has not yet found any common ground with the u.s.. kerry emerged from their meeting with more harsh words for mother russia. >> the choices that russia has made escalated this situation and we believe that russia has the opportunity now together with the rest of us, but russia particularly has the opportunity now to make the right choices in order to deescalate. >>...
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it is very, very hard to get russian foreign minister sergey lavrov and his ukrainian counterpart face to face in the same room, much less get them talking. now, the russians say they believe this interim government in kiev was created unconstitutionally, so when lavrov was asked in paris yesterday if he had met with his ukrainian counterpart, richard, he apparently replied, who's that? this is how tough it is going to be to make any progress in the next number of days on ukraine, at least diplomatically. back to you. >> you said it so well, democracy, that is the question on many who are watching, what is happening there in the ukraine and whether it is or is not happening. jim maceda, thank you for your report this morning. >>> now lawmakers who still accuse the irs of targeting conservative groups. lois lerner, the former official at the center of the scandal, taking the fifth as expected here, but it is the explosive fireworks afterward making the news. republican chairman darrell issa ending the hearing. he then cuts the mike of the committee's top democrat, elijah cummings. >> i
it is very, very hard to get russian foreign minister sergey lavrov and his ukrainian counterpart face to face in the same room, much less get them talking. now, the russians say they believe this interim government in kiev was created unconstitutionally, so when lavrov was asked in paris yesterday if he had met with his ukrainian counterpart, richard, he apparently replied, who's that? this is how tough it is going to be to make any progress in the next number of days on ukraine, at least...
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. >> as you know, john kerry meeting with sergei lavrov in rome and they have yet to agree with getting russians and ukrainian acting government together. if they are not going to meet, it's unclear how this could ever be mediated. >> that's right. that's really a big disappoint here in kiev, where the foreign minister, the new foreign minister of ukraine, having traveled with john kerry, had high hopes of being able to sit down with his russian counterpart and start to talk the matters through. without talking about it, without beginning say discussion, it's very difficult to see how they can go anyway towards finding a solution and of course we still see sergei lavrov speaking almost a different language. he's still denying that those soldiers occupying crimea are russian soldiers insisting they are an independent defense force acting beyond the reach of russia. a very difficult situation and one which is being watched anxiously here in ukraine, which has denounced today's move, today's announcement of a referendum as illegal. as of course has the e.u. but all eyes on today's meeting
. >> as you know, john kerry meeting with sergei lavrov in rome and they have yet to agree with getting russians and ukrainian acting government together. if they are not going to meet, it's unclear how this could ever be mediated. >> that's right. that's really a big disappoint here in kiev, where the foreign minister, the new foreign minister of ukraine, having traveled with john kerry, had high hopes of being able to sit down with his russian counterpart and start to talk the...
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secretary john kerry's meetling this hour with his russian counterpart, sergey lavrov, earlier today, they had a brief discussion in which secretary kerry urged direct talks between russia and the ukraine. according to a senior state department official. >> united states of america, the russian federation, and the united kingdom of great britain reaffirm their obligation to refrain from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of the ukraine. there are very clear legal obligations that are at risk in this, and we're going to talk about those this morning. >> andrea, as i said, is traveling with secretary kerry and filed this report from paris today. >> chris, here in paris, john kerry has a very tough diplomatic game. he's playing all the angles. he's trying, first of all, to rally the allies, trying to get them to hang tough against vladimir putin. here in europe, where, of course, they all dependent on russia for their energy, for less expensive natural gas. so some, including germany, are a little more reluctant to be tough with vladimi
secretary john kerry's meetling this hour with his russian counterpart, sergey lavrov, earlier today, they had a brief discussion in which secretary kerry urged direct talks between russia and the ukraine. according to a senior state department official. >> united states of america, the russian federation, and the united kingdom of great britain reaffirm their obligation to refrain from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of the ukraine....
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. >> russia's foreign minister, sergey lavrov, did not attend the morning meeting, but he is expected to meet face to face with secretary kerry later today. before heading to paris, kerry stopped in kiev where he unveiled a billion-dollar aid package for ukraine and met with interim leaders, including the acting foreign minister who travelled to paris for the u.n. meeting. more on that from nbc's chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell. andrea? >> reporter: what kerry is trying to do by bringing him here to paris is elevate him, give him legitimacy, and help him stand up to russia, and help persuade his colleagues they should avoid any military confrontation that would give putin a pretext to move further into ukraine. and frankly, that is what u.s. officials think is really putin's end game. they believe that he does want to take over ukraine, but this is part of his grand vision to re-create what was lost with the end of the soviet union, to re-create a russian federation that is really an empire. they don't know how to deter him from this, and that, of course, what pres
. >> russia's foreign minister, sergey lavrov, did not attend the morning meeting, but he is expected to meet face to face with secretary kerry later today. before heading to paris, kerry stopped in kiev where he unveiled a billion-dollar aid package for ukraine and met with interim leaders, including the acting foreign minister who travelled to paris for the u.n. meeting. more on that from nbc's chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell. andrea? >> reporter: what kerry is...
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lavrov. the two met yesterday in paris. the secretary characterized the talks as constructive. and right now at this moment europe's 28 heads of state are huddling in brussels to discuss how far they are willing to go to punish russia. cnn's erin mclaughlin is there. we understand the eu is talking about freezing the assets of ukraine's former president, viktor yanukovych along with his closest aides. how far are these sanctions that the eu leaders are talking about now, how far are they willing to go? >> reporter: hi john. well those asset freezes that you mentioned actually began today. the question now becomes how far will europe go to put pressure on russia? now the members of the 28-member eu states arriving here in brussels. the meeting is expected to begin in about a half hour. on the table, a range of measures including the possibility of individual asset freezes of people in russia believed to be responsible for the crisis in crimea. also being considered suspending potentially, nego
lavrov. the two met yesterday in paris. the secretary characterized the talks as constructive. and right now at this moment europe's 28 heads of state are huddling in brussels to discuss how far they are willing to go to punish russia. cnn's erin mclaughlin is there. we understand the eu is talking about freezing the assets of ukraine's former president, viktor yanukovych along with his closest aides. how far are these sanctions that the eu leaders are talking about now, how far are they...
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lavrov. again, no breakthrough, although body language can't argue not bad. this was the photo op anyway. finally, a picture that would seem to say it all. take a look at that, an aged warship deliberately scuttled by russian forces at the mouth of the crimea inlet blocking a fleet of ukrainian ships on the inside. i want to starthis hour at the white house. michelle, this diplomatic shot at the white house, tell me how significant this is. >> yeah, this is really a first step. and you may say it's the first step in sanctions, but we've seen small steps over the past several days beginning with remember the u.s. saying, well, we're not going to participate in meetings leading up to the g-8 and then went a step further saying we're not going to participate in trade talks or energy talks with russia. these things are important, but many analysts say what is this going to do to change the behavior russia's been on? possibly nothing at all. you saw the picture of the warship, some might call that
lavrov. again, no breakthrough, although body language can't argue not bad. this was the photo op anyway. finally, a picture that would seem to say it all. take a look at that, an aged warship deliberately scuttled by russian forces at the mouth of the crimea inlet blocking a fleet of ukrainian ships on the inside. i want to starthis hour at the white house. michelle, this diplomatic shot at the white house, tell me how significant this is. >> yeah, this is really a first step. and you...
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secretary of state john kerry meets in paris with his russian counterpart sergey lavrov who says all parties agree to hold intense talks to try to overcome the crisis. defense secretary hagel takes heat up on capitol hill but says the u.s. is suspending military exercises with russia and will step up training with poland's military. we have full coverage beginning with our chief national security correspondent jim sciutto here tw latest. jim? >> i think you could say today we saul the full yin and yang of the u.s. policy response to the crisis in crimea. on the other side, secretary of defense chuck hagel demonstrating the u.s. commitment to its nato allies with the deployment of some aircraft and the cancellation-of nato contacts with russia. on the diplomatic side, we saw the opening of a diplomatic path to solving the crisis, the so-called off ramp u.s. officials have mentioned before, still undefined, kerry said, but a start. >> reporter: u.s. and russian diplomats face to face for the first time since the start of the crisis in crimea. secretary of state john kerry said they are
secretary of state john kerry meets in paris with his russian counterpart sergey lavrov who says all parties agree to hold intense talks to try to overcome the crisis. defense secretary hagel takes heat up on capitol hill but says the u.s. is suspending military exercises with russia and will step up training with poland's military. we have full coverage beginning with our chief national security correspondent jim sciutto here tw latest. jim? >> i think you could say today we saul the...
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secretary of state john kerry is in paris to meet with russian foreign minister sergei lavrov. they're going to discuss the situation a day after the secretary of state visited kiev. the foreign minister is in paris, as well. it's unclear whether he'll be part of the meeting, though. the diplomates are all in paris because of a previously scheduled conference involving economic aide to lebanon. >>> and an international airline deal could be in the works. the australian government rejected a request by qantas for ads 2.7 billion loan. instead, it said it would lift foreign ownership restrictions. the airline posted a first half loss and recently announced 500,000 job cuts. more upbeat financial news. >> you asked the question. >> i did. >> i said 200. >> i'm thinking 250 or more. he was paid at least $250,000. what the hell does that mean? that means anywhere between 250 and five, doesn't it? >> 250 and infinity. 250 and beyond. >> a lot of service to the country for a long time, so we don't -- >> i don't be grudge him for a second. this guy, for my money, can go get as much mon
secretary of state john kerry is in paris to meet with russian foreign minister sergei lavrov. they're going to discuss the situation a day after the secretary of state visited kiev. the foreign minister is in paris, as well. it's unclear whether he'll be part of the meeting, though. the diplomates are all in paris because of a previously scheduled conference involving economic aide to lebanon. >>> and an international airline deal could be in the works. the australian government...
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we're waiting on remarks from secretary of state john kerry and potential sergey lavrov. we'll keep you updated. they're trying to find an exit to this crisis. we have heard from secretary kerry once. here he was earlier laying the foundation before the talks began. >> the united states of america, the russian federation, and the united kingdom of great britain and north ireland reaffirm their obligation to refrain from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of ukraine. weapons will not be used against ukraine. >> congress is stepping in, and russian president vladimir putin, here was speaker boehner this morning on the subject. >> steps that have not been taken over the last three or four years frankly allowed putin to believe that he could do what he's doing without -- without any reaction from us. but given where we are, we're here in a bipartisan way trying to irk with with the president. >> john boehner urging more action and the u.s. is not alone in offering up assistance. the european union is now offering a massive a
we're waiting on remarks from secretary of state john kerry and potential sergey lavrov. we'll keep you updated. they're trying to find an exit to this crisis. we have heard from secretary kerry once. here he was earlier laying the foundation before the talks began. >> the united states of america, the russian federation, and the united kingdom of great britain and north ireland reaffirm their obligation to refrain from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or...
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the secretary having a meeting today with his russian counterpart, sergei lavrov, in paris, and that this news conference coming after that meeting. john harwood with the reaction now. and, john, this certainly has a much more diplomatic tone at least from john kerry's mouth. >> exactly. we haven't heard from sergei lavrov, the russian foreign minister, but the point you made, the relevant çmade, is t apt one. that is that secretary kerry came out of these meetings saying everyone wanted to resolve these through dialogue and we will have intensive discussions going forward. there was no indication that the united states was sensing any escalation of the situation. now is the time to try to persuade russia to take that off-ramp that u.s. officials have been trying to put in front of it, and we'll see whether that happens. but i think people have to take it as a hopeful sign that at least it's not -- does not appear from secretary kerry's statements that it's getting worse and that we're on a diplomatic track now for at least the time being. >> john harwood, thanks very much. john, t
the secretary having a meeting today with his russian counterpart, sergei lavrov, in paris, and that this news conference coming after that meeting. john harwood with the reaction now. and, john, this certainly has a much more diplomatic tone at least from john kerry's mouth. >> exactly. we haven't heard from sergei lavrov, the russian foreign minister, but the point you made, the relevant çmade, is t apt one. that is that secretary kerry came out of these meetings saying everyone...
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lavrov. they have a long relationship from the time he served with you on the foreign relations committee. having said that diplomacy seems to be headed toward let's give vladimir putin a road map. there's been no ethnic russian who's been harmed in crimea. at the same time there were several people on this program yesterday who suggested, including the former u.s. ambassador that crimea is lost. do you believe that, and is that the price that will have to be paid if there's going to be an off-ramp and this isn't doesn't to escalate into something that becomes more bloody? >> we should be providing that off-ramp, but we need to give vladimir putin and russia the incentive to get on that off-ramp and de-escalate that situation. he'll continue to play this game, push us and push us, and then he'll come back and push again. so we have to act, he has to pay a price for this. he has to realize if he keeps moving forward, he'll pay a successively higher price. >> i appreciate you taking the time to
lavrov. they have a long relationship from the time he served with you on the foreign relations committee. having said that diplomacy seems to be headed toward let's give vladimir putin a road map. there's been no ethnic russian who's been harmed in crimea. at the same time there were several people on this program yesterday who suggested, including the former u.s. ambassador that crimea is lost. do you believe that, and is that the price that will have to be paid if there's going to be an...
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lavrov. >> secretary of state laivesecrt the military exercise which has been conducted is not related to the ukraine and was previously scheduled but also important reaffirmed president putin's statement that russia will respect the territorial integrity of ukraine. good also a top priority among russia, the united states and the eu is economic stability within the ukraine. the u.s. said they would look to the imf to take the lead, but that has not been decided, that's being worked out as well, tony. >> white house correspondent mike viqueria, thank you. >>> a day of action is underway around the world to draw attention to the plight of our al jazeera colleagues in egypt. three al jazeera english correspondents. mohamed fahmy, peter greste and baher mohamed. al jazeera rejects the charges against them. putting down their cameras in solidarity with our staff. our colleagues in berlin came out to demand the charges against our colleagues be dropped. abdalla al shami has been on a hunger strike for more than a month. journalists from around the world are asking the egyptian government to
lavrov. >> secretary of state laivesecrt the military exercise which has been conducted is not related to the ukraine and was previously scheduled but also important reaffirmed president putin's statement that russia will respect the territorial integrity of ukraine. good also a top priority among russia, the united states and the eu is economic stability within the ukraine. the u.s. said they would look to the imf to take the lead, but that has not been decided, that's being worked out...
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lavrov, one of the least charitable diplomats who had already telegraphed how little the kremlin will concede by the an exation of crimea in southeastern ukraine, home to the warm water fleet. >> some special alert measures have been adopted to control the fleet because as our president said we're not going to allow any blood to be spilled. the problem should be solved in the february treaty. >> that was moscow's way of saying despite last month' bloody clashes in kiev which killed scores of protesters and sent the president fleeing the capital, they yard yanukovych as president. ukraine's new foreign minister who travelled to paris aboard kerry's plane disputed it. >> not only about ukraine but the future of russia and how russia will support what they did to ukraine. >> by all the capitals of the ancient states of central and eastern europe. >> the kerry-lavrov showdown occurred on the 68th anniversary of winston church hill's iron curtain speech at westminster college which illuminated the dawn of the cold war. now vladimir putin, his nation is rich in energy reserves as weapons ai
lavrov, one of the least charitable diplomats who had already telegraphed how little the kremlin will concede by the an exation of crimea in southeastern ukraine, home to the warm water fleet. >> some special alert measures have been adopted to control the fleet because as our president said we're not going to allow any blood to be spilled. the problem should be solved in the february treaty. >> that was moscow's way of saying despite last month' bloody clashes in kiev which killed...
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after the foreign minister sergei lavrov accused nato of making the situation worse. joining me is christopher hill, four-time ambassador, most recently serving as ambassor to iraq. let's start by talking about the sanctions imposed by the u.s. state department this morning. will russia take this kind of visa ban seriously, you think? >> i think, frankly, the sanctions imposed by the u.s. really have to do with -- it's more of a washington story. the administration wants to get out ahead of the congress. otherwise the congress will get out ahead of the united states. i don't think these sanctions will have much of an effect on the way the russians really think about it. i don't think they are coercive in the sense of the russians will hit the side of the head with the palm of their hands and say, we have to change our ways. it's more punitive and a way to show the u.s. isn't just sitting there. the u.s. is doing something. the real action is on the diplomatic side right now. >> how so? what do you think is -- needs to be done there and what do you think can be accompl
after the foreign minister sergei lavrov accused nato of making the situation worse. joining me is christopher hill, four-time ambassador, most recently serving as ambassor to iraq. let's start by talking about the sanctions imposed by the u.s. state department this morning. will russia take this kind of visa ban seriously, you think? >> i think, frankly, the sanctions imposed by the u.s. really have to do with -- it's more of a washington story. the administration wants to get out ahead...
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that prompted a meeting between secretary kerry and sergey lavrov in paris. that meeting appears to have accomplished exactly zero. angela merkel called putin's moves out of touch, and in the meantime, hillary clinton compared vlad putin to adolf hitler. folks, the mood is tenls. the region unstable, but let's bring it to the table and talk about the political ramifications. bob, i'm going to start with you. your thoughts on everything? >> first, i think the eu stepped forward more quickly than i thought. what the russians have said is they ought to stick to an agreement with the eu that was made by the former president, which will not happen. it's interesting to me that these elections -- somebody will be elected who will be pro-western. the former president who is now hiding out in the soviet union had a deal with the russians to extend their lease on the naval base for about 25 years. it was supposed to be up in 2017. that will not happen. curious to see what putin does. the second thing that strikes me is so far as i can tell, maybe shep can fill us in on
that prompted a meeting between secretary kerry and sergey lavrov in paris. that meeting appears to have accomplished exactly zero. angela merkel called putin's moves out of touch, and in the meantime, hillary clinton compared vlad putin to adolf hitler. folks, the mood is tenls. the region unstable, but let's bring it to the table and talk about the political ramifications. bob, i'm going to start with you. your thoughts on everything? >> first, i think the eu stepped forward more...
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john kerry secretary of state, is sitting down with other western foreign ministers and sergei lavrov the russian foreign minister. the question is whether they're speaking the same language because earlier lavrov said he couldn't do anything about those soldiers that have taken control of crimea because they didn't belong to russia. they described them as a self-defense force that was a lure unto itself. it will be interesting to see what emerges. at the same time russia is sitting down with representatives of nato in brussels. at least they are talking. as you say, that $15 billion aid package from the eu the europeans weighing in following the u.s. offer of a billion dollars loan guarantee yesterday. this is all part i think, of what looks like a real scramble to stabilize the economy here,an economy that's in a terrible shape and, of course isn't being helped by russia tightening the economic screw, kayla. >> of course an economy that grurp has great interest in making sure it's stabilized based on the trade that they have. thank you for sending us the latest there. >>> meanwhile,
john kerry secretary of state, is sitting down with other western foreign ministers and sergei lavrov the russian foreign minister. the question is whether they're speaking the same language because earlier lavrov said he couldn't do anything about those soldiers that have taken control of crimea because they didn't belong to russia. they described them as a self-defense force that was a lure unto itself. it will be interesting to see what emerges. at the same time russia is sitting down with...
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john kerry just met with his russian counterpart, sergey lavrov. secretary kerry said he urged lavrov to engage in direct talks with ukraine. meantime, parallel talks between nato and russia are being held in brussels, belgium. secretary kerry also met in paris today with u.s. allies. that meeting included ukraine's new interim foreign minister, who was one of the protesters in kiev. he actually traveled to paris with kerry after kerry's high profile visit to that country's capital yesterday. the meeting concluded with issuing of the statements saying in part, "united states, united kingdom, and ukraine agreed direct talks between ukraine and russia facilitated as needed by members of the international community are crucial to resolving the current situation." meantime, russian troops remain in firm control of ukraine's crimea peninsula, amid lingering fears they will not stop there. jim maceda joins us live from moscow with more on the diplomatic efforts under way. jim, what's the latest? >> reporter: hi, there, tamron, well, that meeting you refe
john kerry just met with his russian counterpart, sergey lavrov. secretary kerry said he urged lavrov to engage in direct talks with ukraine. meantime, parallel talks between nato and russia are being held in brussels, belgium. secretary kerry also met in paris today with u.s. allies. that meeting included ukraine's new interim foreign minister, who was one of the protesters in kiev. he actually traveled to paris with kerry after kerry's high profile visit to that country's capital yesterday....
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you will see sergei lavrov but doesn't seem they are backing down. >> it does seem, the ukrainian government and military, russian military out of uniform but there, are trying not to shoot at each other to be blunt. >> i think that's true. i think there were some shots fired today apparently and there are ship movements and worrying facts on the ground. so far it has not been a violent confrontation. kerry was praising ukrainian leaders for showing restraint because the provocation politically and russia could move farther into the rest of the ukraine. so he is urging them to pull themselves together into an interim government that doesn't give putin any pretext that he can point to to try to take control of an entire country. >> let's talk about the president, our president. president obama seems to be allowing the russians do have an interest in ukraine in the sense there's a history of the russian people living there, russian speaking people being there, actually russian natives as well. they've got the fleet down there in the black sea. they seem -- he seems to be saying, you do have a
you will see sergei lavrov but doesn't seem they are backing down. >> it does seem, the ukrainian government and military, russian military out of uniform but there, are trying not to shoot at each other to be blunt. >> i think that's true. i think there were some shots fired today apparently and there are ship movements and worrying facts on the ground. so far it has not been a violent confrontation. kerry was praising ukrainian leaders for showing restraint because the provocation...
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. >>> secretary of state john kerry meets with russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov, but so far lavrov is unling to meet with the new ukrainian foreign minister. john harwood has more. >> good evening, larry. the u.s. positioned some planes, a u.n. envoy was harassed in crimea. there was a pledge for an aid package to go with $1 billion from the united states that's under discussion. john kerry met with his ukrainian and russian counterparts and compressed optimism that those talks would continue and bear fruit. >> we agreed to continue intense discussions in the coming days with russia, with the ukrainance, in order to see how we can help normalize the situation, stabilize it and overcome the crisis. all parties agreed today that it is important to try to resolve these issues through dialogue. >> of course, the question is when the russian and ukrainian foreign ministers will meet. russia is resisting that, because they don't recognize the new ukrainian government. meanwhile, members of congress tomorrow are going to start debating a sanctions resolution as a means of putting pressure
. >>> secretary of state john kerry meets with russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov, but so far lavrov is unling to meet with the new ukrainian foreign minister. john harwood has more. >> good evening, larry. the u.s. positioned some planes, a u.n. envoy was harassed in crimea. there was a pledge for an aid package to go with $1 billion from the united states that's under discussion. john kerry met with his ukrainian and russian counterparts and compressed optimism that those...
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secretary of state's john kerry and russian foreign minister sergei lavrov are due to hold face-to-face talks in paris today. the two are expected to test the dialogue of ukrainian crisis on lebanon and the syrian war. he adds the international community reacted wrongly to the unrest, setting a bad example to seize power in violation of the constitution. jim, of course, is in moscow right now. actually, we're going to speak to jeffrey, chief market strategist at lpl financial. jeffrey, the markets have been very quick to produce out any wider spread of on sentiment right now. do you continue to see reasons for the market to rally here and separate the situation in the ukraine? morning, julia. well, you know, markets have been trading in recent years to bounce back fairley quickly on the signs that any crisis is likely to be averted. we saw that with ee fwipt, we saw it in the drop brog recently, it's been better. we saw it earlier this week in some of the pmis and the uk and germany and france, elsewhere here in the u.s. and the back drop is one of buying, generally, unless it's -- unle
secretary of state's john kerry and russian foreign minister sergei lavrov are due to hold face-to-face talks in paris today. the two are expected to test the dialogue of ukrainian crisis on lebanon and the syrian war. he adds the international community reacted wrongly to the unrest, setting a bad example to seize power in violation of the constitution. jim, of course, is in moscow right now. actually, we're going to speak to jeffrey, chief market strategist at lpl financial. jeffrey, the...
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where he spoke again today with his russian counter part, sergey lavrov. kerry echoed the president's denunciation of the crimean referendum in response to a question from elyse labin. tell us how it went down. >> reporter: secretary kerry met for the first time in the last 36 hours with lavrov trying to get the diplomatic process going on, but an issue is what the future of the crimea is going to be. the u.s. is really poring a lot of cold water on the idea of this referendum for crimea to join russia, but we've batalkin about a lot of people position if the referendum would go forward, crimea would vote to join russia. i asked secretary kerry whether there are any circumstances the u.s. could accept this referend referendum. take it a listen to what he said. you said that the ukraine kran people have the right to determine their own future. does that include the people of crimea, don't they have the right to determine their own future? >> crimea is part of ukraine. crimea is ukraine. and we support the territorial in-telling gritty of ukraine and the gov
where he spoke again today with his russian counter part, sergey lavrov. kerry echoed the president's denunciation of the crimean referendum in response to a question from elyse labin. tell us how it went down. >> reporter: secretary kerry met for the first time in the last 36 hours with lavrov trying to get the diplomatic process going on, but an issue is what the future of the crimea is going to be. the u.s. is really poring a lot of cold water on the idea of this referendum for crimea...
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lavrov, the russian foreign minister, when they meet tomorrow in paris. >> what about the message he was trying to send in it was also a message to the people of ukraine, right? >> reporter: absolutely, wolf. the whole day was kind of totally with symbolism. first, he started at the shrine of the fallen, then met with ordinary ukrainance. they told him about their story. then he met with government officials, this brand-new government, and offered u.s. support to the tune of $1 billion loan guaranty. other types of technical advice, and had these harsh words for russia, but then came to paris, new ukrainian foreign minister hitched a ride on his plane, showing the u.s. support for this nation. the ukrainian foreign minister said to us, wolf, we know we aren't as strong as russia, but when we have the international support behind us, when i'm flying possibly to meet the russian foreign minister in paris on the secretary of state's plane, that sends an important message to ukrainance that we're a strong nation, and we have the international support behind us. we don't need to shoot a g
lavrov, the russian foreign minister, when they meet tomorrow in paris. >> what about the message he was trying to send in it was also a message to the people of ukraine, right? >> reporter: absolutely, wolf. the whole day was kind of totally with symbolism. first, he started at the shrine of the fallen, then met with ordinary ukrainance. they told him about their story. then he met with government officials, this brand-new government, and offered u.s. support to the tune of $1...
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lavrov assured him the exercises are not related to the ukraine. but he cautioned -- >> statements are statements. words are words. we have all learned that it's actions and the follow-on choices that make the greatest difference. >> reporter: so if russia does not send troops inside ukraine, what could be its intentions? >> definitely take this as a signal that russia is testing itself on sending a message that it is prepared to do things if there is a situation that develops that russia feels it has to protect its interests. >> reporter: and now in a odd coincidence, a russian intelligence ship docked in cuba 90 miles from florida without explanation from havana or moscow. now, russian officials also assured the u.s. that russia was not behind the storming of that parliament building in eastern ukraine. lavrov said he learned about it first watching the television. there is a trust deficit here. when kerry asked if he trusted putin, he said, wolf, there is some value in putin and that's why you keep hearing from u.s. officials they are going to k
lavrov assured him the exercises are not related to the ukraine. but he cautioned -- >> statements are statements. words are words. we have all learned that it's actions and the follow-on choices that make the greatest difference. >> reporter: so if russia does not send troops inside ukraine, what could be its intentions? >> definitely take this as a signal that russia is testing itself on sending a message that it is prepared to do things if there is a situation that develops...
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russian foreign minister sergei lavrov and u.s. secretary of state john kerry are going to hold a second meeting in rome today after talking in paris yesterday. that's not a bad gig old kerry has. kerry tried to convince lavrov to meet his ukrainian counterpart yesterday, but was unsuccessful. so i said, hey, how about rome? unsuccessful european union leaders appear to be set to issue warnings to russian in ukraine, but to not impose any sanctions. and one of our friends and squawk guest hosts dallas fed president richard fisher is continuing his against the bond-buying program. he said the program is distorting markets and encouraging risk taking. and one of this morning's early losers, office supplies retailer staples reported quarterly profit at 33 cents a share, missing estimates. staples was hurt by a 7% trop in same-store sales. you know what i got today? >> what? >> a christmas card. >> did you, really? you complained about it enough that he -- >> from particular cook. >> he made sure he sent you one? >> he made sure he sen
russian foreign minister sergei lavrov and u.s. secretary of state john kerry are going to hold a second meeting in rome today after talking in paris yesterday. that's not a bad gig old kerry has. kerry tried to convince lavrov to meet his ukrainian counterpart yesterday, but was unsuccessful. so i said, hey, how about rome? unsuccessful european union leaders appear to be set to issue warnings to russian in ukraine, but to not impose any sanctions. and one of our friends and squawk guest hosts...
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sergey lavrov the russian foreign minister made it clear, though -- he just spoke in geneva -- to say russian troops are going to stay in crimea until, as he put it the situation is normalized. for "cbs this morning," elizabeth palmer crimea. >>> white house and state department officials spoke with american allies throughout the weekend. the obama administration hopes economic threats will convince russia to withdraw its forces. margaret brennan is in washington where secretary of state john kerry is prepared to go to ukraine tonight. margaret, good morning. >> good morning to you charlie and to norah. secretary of state kerry secretary kerry when he gets to kiev will offer economic support to ukraine. he will also urge russian officials not to engage. he think that is vladimir putin badly miscalculated and want to offer him an off-ramp a diplomatic way to avoid armed conflict. one option is that the u.n. or another peacekeeping force could replace russian troops in crimea to protect the russian-speaking population there. this is really a high-wire act for the obama administration. o
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sergei lavrov has declined the invitation. he will be in paris tomorrow for a donor's conference on lebanon. they had hoped that secretary kerry would be meeting with foreign minister, lavrov while they are in europe. it remains to be seen whether secretary kerry will meet with mr. lavrov but it doesn't look like russia will be taking this diplomatic off ramp as part of the meeting. the u.s. hoped that russia, ukraine at the table would move things along. doesn't look good. >> elise labott traveling with the secretary of state, john kerry, in kiev. joining us now, ambassador, christopher hill, a retired u.s. diplomate, the dean of the joseph corevel school of international stud disies in de. what do you make of this that russia has declined this invitation to sit down with the government and see if there is some diplomatic solution? >> well, i think the problem right now is the russians are calling the ukrainians an illegitimate government. it is kind of problematic to sit down with them in the next day. i do believe that ther
sergei lavrov has declined the invitation. he will be in paris tomorrow for a donor's conference on lebanon. they had hoped that secretary kerry would be meeting with foreign minister, lavrov while they are in europe. it remains to be seen whether secretary kerry will meet with mr. lavrov but it doesn't look like russia will be taking this diplomatic off ramp as part of the meeting. the u.s. hoped that russia, ukraine at the table would move things along. doesn't look good. >> elise...
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lavrov muted, cautious and pretty calm. back to you. >> thank you, jim. crucial potential flash points there. thank you. >>> just over an hour and 1 minutes into the trading day in europe, down again. advancers outpaced 7:3 the dow jones 600 and the bottom of the session. u.s. stocks mildly off for the dow. the s&p hit an intraday high, fresh intraday record high before finishing off 0.1%. the ftse is currently up 0.1%. freshry yields came down, treasury market rose, yields on ten-year, 2.7%, and 2.74% was the yield. we did have weaker consumer confidence, the number came at 78.1, we thought it would tick up to 80. that weighed rather than focusing on house prices in the u.s. that were stronger than expected, the best increase in u.s. home prices since 2005. elsewhere italian yields still falling below 3.6% on the ten-year yields if 3.57% on the currency, the dollar under pressure today, around 137.50 yet on euro/dollar, still sort of there. not far away from where we were january 2nd. aussie contained and the pound 1.67, w
lavrov muted, cautious and pretty calm. back to you. >> thank you, jim. crucial potential flash points there. thank you. >>> just over an hour and 1 minutes into the trading day in europe, down again. advancers outpaced 7:3 the dow jones 600 and the bottom of the session. u.s. stocks mildly off for the dow. the s&p hit an intraday high, fresh intraday record high before finishing off 0.1%. the ftse is currently up 0.1%. freshry yields came down, treasury market rose, yields...
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meanwhile, secretary of state john kerry is meeting again with russian counterpart sergey lavrov in rome, continuing the talks about an end game in ukraine. one of the goals yesterday in paris was to get the russian lavrov and the ukrainian foreign minister to go face to face, be face to face in the same room, but that never happened, so kerry's at it again today. the russians, of course, say the new interim government in kiev was put in place by a coup, so when lavrov was asked in paris if he'd met his ukrainian counterpart, carl, he apparently replied who's that? that's how bad it's getting. back to you. >> man, that is -- that's cold. that's the cold back in the cold war, jim, thank you very much. jim maceda in moscow. >>> when we come back, it's cramer's "mad dash" as we count down to the opening bell. one more look at futures a lot of news going on. we haven't gotten to half of it yet. we're looking at an up open, though, "squawk on the street" from the nyse straight ahead. [ girl ] my mom, she makes underwater fans that are powered by the moon. ♪ she can print amazing things, rig
meanwhile, secretary of state john kerry is meeting again with russian counterpart sergey lavrov in rome, continuing the talks about an end game in ukraine. one of the goals yesterday in paris was to get the russian lavrov and the ukrainian foreign minister to go face to face, be face to face in the same room, but that never happened, so kerry's at it again today. the russians, of course, say the new interim government in kiev was put in place by a coup, so when lavrov was asked in paris if...
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secretary of state john kerry says he spoke with russian foreign minister sergey lavrov, and urged moscow not to inflame the situation. he says lavrov insisted that russia is not violating ukraine's sovereignty. lavrov also said any movement by troops are military exercises that were prescheduled, and are not related to events in ukraine. >>> and former u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton is comparing the grip on the region to that of a czar or communist leader. she made these scathing remarks during an event in florida and it's a quote. we're going to read it here. there is no doubt he sits as the absolute authority now in russia, and it is quite reminiscent of the kind of authority that has been exercised in the past by russian leaders. both the czars, and their successor communist leaders. clinton went on to say that putin wants to control any unrest in ukraine, and he has a huge interest in russia's neighboring countries, because he eventually wants to make a new union to compete with the european union, which putin would call the euasian union. >> what's happening in crimea i thi
secretary of state john kerry says he spoke with russian foreign minister sergey lavrov, and urged moscow not to inflame the situation. he says lavrov insisted that russia is not violating ukraine's sovereignty. lavrov also said any movement by troops are military exercises that were prescheduled, and are not related to events in ukraine. >>> and former u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton is comparing the grip on the region to that of a czar or communist leader. she made these...
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from secretary of state john kerry to foreign minister sergey lavrov. they have a close relationship and speak often through the defense ministers, so the ambassador is a symbolic measure, but isn't really going to have any effect on the diplomatic relations because that's really done between capitals. >> thank you so much and obviously, the question if russia gets kicked out of the g8, will they strong more strongly towards brazil, china, india and russia. we're going to be right back with a lot more. stay with us. [ male announcer ] did you know that if you wear a partial, you're almost twice as likely to lose your supporting teeth? try poligrip for partials. poligrip helps minimize stress which may damage supporting teeth by stabilizing your partial. care for your partial. help protect your natural teeth. [ chainsaw whirring ] humans -- sometimes life trips us up. sometimes we trip ourselves up. and although the mistakes may seem to just keep coming at you, so do the solutions. like multi-policy discounts from liberty mutual insurance. save up to 10%
from secretary of state john kerry to foreign minister sergey lavrov. they have a close relationship and speak often through the defense ministers, so the ambassador is a symbolic measure, but isn't really going to have any effect on the diplomatic relations because that's really done between capitals. >> thank you so much and obviously, the question if russia gets kicked out of the g8, will they strong more strongly towards brazil, china, india and russia. we're going to be right back...
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john kerry next meets sergey lavr lavrov, russia's foreign minister. he has his work cut out. >> nbc news analyst, professor at stanford university. until six days ago, he was the u.s. ambassador to russia. ambassador mcfaul, good morning to you. >> thanks for having me. >> let me talk about what vladimir putin has said this morning. he said he took the action sending troops into crimea because of an illegal coup in kiev. he said the military force is still an option, although only a last resort. and then he said the most important thing to do is to give people the right to determine their own faith. and he feels that sending 16,000 troops into crimea is the way to do that. what's your reaction? >> well, i thought the press conference had a lot of mixed messages because on the one hand, he threatened the more use of force. secondly, he said there was a revolution in kiev and therefore previous commitments that russia had to respect ukrainian territory are no longer valid. that was very disturbing. on the other hand, he said what you just said, and that
john kerry next meets sergey lavr lavrov, russia's foreign minister. he has his work cut out. >> nbc news analyst, professor at stanford university. until six days ago, he was the u.s. ambassador to russia. ambassador mcfaul, good morning to you. >> thanks for having me. >> let me talk about what vladimir putin has said this morning. he said he took the action sending troops into crimea because of an illegal coup in kiev. he said the military force is still an option, although...